C.T. Ferguson puts Baltimore’s worst criminals away. All the while, an unexpected enemy bides his time . . . This omnibus collects books 7-9 of the riveting C.T. Ferguson crime novels. C.T. is a smart and established private investigator, but even he can’t anticipate every enemy. Inside Cut (#7): College hoops star Calvin Murray leads his team into the tournament. His mother hires C.T. because she fears her son has fallen in with the wrong people. She’s right. But the problem goes way beyond basketball, and it just might swallow up Calvin and C.T. both. The Next Girl (#8): Pretty blonde girls are disappearing across Maryland. C.T. agrees to help Ashleigh’s distraught parents. Then the missing girls start turning up dead. Ashleigh wasn’t the first to go missing. And she won’t be the last. In the Blood (#9): C.T. is shot and left for dead. Will he live to solve his own attempted murder? The crime leaves two big questions. Who did it? And why? The answers will shake the Ferguson family to its foundation. If you like gripping mysteries, snappy dialogue, and cyber intrigue, you'll love this collection of three C.T. Ferguson crime novels. Keywords: private investigator, private detective, crime thriller, crime fiction, hard-boiled, noir, mystery, mystery series, murder mystery, box set, collection, omnibus

A hacker turned PI delivers justice to a desperate city. This omnibus collects books 4-6 of the gripping C.T. Ferguson crime novels: Already Guilty, Daughters and Sons, and A March from Innocence. Though he started out as a reluctant detective, C.T. has grown into the job. He almost likes it. These three cases challenge him both personally and professionally in ways he never expected. Already Guilty (#4): C.T. is helping his cousin Rich celebrate a birthday when the news comes in: officer down. The police quickly arrest a suspect. They're convinced they have the right person in custody. C.T. isn't. And it might cost him his improved relationship with Rich, not to mention his life, to prove it. Daughters and Sons (#5): C.T. already has a case when he gets devastating personal news, leaving him shattered. He soon burns the candle at both ends. If C.T. is good enough and smart enough, he'll get justice for the living and the dead. If he's not, he won't live to see his upcoming thirtieth birthday. A March from Innocence (#6): A missing girl puts C.T. on a collision course with people who live in the Internet's darkest corners. The system designed to protect girls like Libby Parsons let her down. C.T. searches for her from the worst areas of Baltimore to the most rural parts of Maryland. Can C.T. take down the people responsible before any more lives are ruined—including his? If you like gripping mysteries, snappy dialogue, and cyber intrigue, you'll love this collection of three C.T. Ferguson crime novels.

It’s C.T.’s first case. He wants an easy one. Instead, he gets Alice. C.T. Ferguson spent years as a hacker. He lived in Hong Kong, working against the Chinese government. Then they found him, threw him in jail, and eventually kicked him out. In Baltimore, C.T. sets himself up as a private investigator. Then Alice walks in. She’s sure her husband is cheating on her. C.T. looks into it but isn’t convinced. He soon discovers Alice has serious problems of her own. When Alice’s troubles get even worse, C.T. finds his own life in danger. With a liar for a client and enforcers hounding him, can C.T. prevent his first case from becoming his last? You’ll love The Reluctant Detective because it blends classic mystery with modern cyber intrigue. Keywords: private investigator, private detective, crime thriller, crime fiction, hard-boiled, noir, mystery, mystery series, murder mystery

An undercover FBI agent struggles to take down a murderous robbery ring. A retired Green Beret may be her best chance. John Tyler is browsing in a jewelry shop when thieves descend on the place. Unarmed, he gets three workers to safety… but not before the criminals kill the fourth. The crew’s driver, undercover fed Hope Raines, recognizes Tyler. He’s crossed the FBI before, and she knows what he’s capable of. He might just be her salvation. Stuck in a bad assignment, Hope reaches out to Tyler. He’s in. The two must be careful, however, to avoid alerting the gang and their mysterious, elusive leader. When the crew turns on Hope, it’s up to Tyler to save them both. And he’s going to push the criminals right to the redline and beyond. Redline is the 8th high octane action thriller in the John Tyler series.

C.T. Ferguson’s latest case sends him into the workforce. And it’s not the only thing which might kill him. When a widow hires C.T. to investigate her husband’s suspicious death, he never thought he’d end up taking the man’s old database job. A corporate executive wants to get to the bottom of things, so C.T. joins the company undercover. Not everyone is thrilled by his presence, however. Two ambushes can’t deter him. Both the widow and the executive still want answers. Despite concerns about his cover being blown, C.T. stays on the case and learns some shocking details about the company. When he’s abducted from the streets of Baltimore, he thinks he knows who’s behind it. He’s wrong, and he quickly learns a shady corporation in Frederick isn’t the only threat to his life. Can C.T. free himself and get justice for his client? Dead Cat Bounce is the compulsively readable eleventh mystery novel in the C.T. Ferguson crime fiction series. Keywords: private investigator, private detective, crime thriller, crime fiction, hard-boiled, noir, mystery, mystery series, murder mystery

The serenity of a Baltimore church courtyard . . . Is broken by the corpse of a priest. Who would commit such a terrible crime? Another reverend hires private investigator C.T. Ferguson to solve the case. C.T. learns the murdered man was popular with a wide range of church and community members. Someone clearly hated him, however . . . and the killer focuses on C.T. When he uncovers questionable connections in the priest’s history—ranging from local gangs all the way to City Hall—C.T. wonders why so many people might want a man of the cloth dead. As soon as C.T. thinks he has an angle on the homicide, his secretary T.J. discovers new information which complicates the case and muddies the waters. Can C.T. identify the killer before his body is the next to turn up? Concrete Angels is the 14th gripping novel in the C.T. Ferguson crime fiction series. Each story stands alone, so you can enjoy the mysteries in whatever order you discover them.

A murdered police officer. The thin blue line. One PI will take on the system to get justice. For someone who never got along well with the cops, C.T. Ferguson finds himself in a good place. His relationship with the Baltimore police is as solid as it's been. He and his detective cousin Rich are almost friends. Then the news comes in: Officer down. The police quickly arrest a suspect. C.T. wants nothing to do with the case. You can't always get what you want. When a vicious assault threatens his life, C.T. must figure out who really killed the murdered officer. It may cost him his improved relationship with Rich, not to mention his life, to find out. Already Guilty is the fourth novel in the riveting C.T. Ferguson mystery series. You'll love this crime novel because it shows the high price of having convictions.

Pretty blonde girls are disappearing across Maryland. C.T. Ferguson is on the case, but even he might be in over his head. Ashleigh vanished from her friend’s house. No one knows where she is. The police have no leads. C.T. agrees to help her distraught parents. Soon, he learns Ashleigh wasn’t the first girl to go missing. And she isn’t the last. Nothing besides similar looks seems to connect the young women. When they start turning up dead, C.T. must race against the clock to find a vicious and unknown killer. He's desperate to save Ashleigh and the other girls, but can he do it in time? If not, the next girl to disappear may not be the last. The Next Girl is the riveting eighth standalone novel in the C.T. Ferguson mystery series. Keywords: private investigator, private detective, crime thriller, crime fiction, hard-boiled, noir, mystery, mystery series, murder mystery

The city of Baltimore goes dark. Then, the trouble really starts. Newly married and back from his honeymoon, PI C.T. Ferguson is out on the town when the lights go out, plunging the city into a winter darkness. Other city systems quickly start failing. The beleaguered IT staff can’t stop it. C.T. suspects the worst . . . A ransomware attack. While the police struggle to maintain order in the days before Christmas, C.T. goes undercover with the hackers responsible. Before he can undo any of the damage, however, the group’s plans escalate to a dangerous level. And some in the group might harbor a few suspicions about their newest member. Can C.T. save the city without blowing his cover? Night Comes Down is the 13th gripping mystery novel in the C.T. Ferguson crime fiction series. Each book stands alone, so you can enjoy them in whatever order you happen upon them.

Two dead bodies. Many rumors. One confounding case for C.T. Ferguson. When a prominent Baltimore County councilman is found dead next to the body of a woman who is not his wife, questions abound. The politician’s family hires private investigator C.T. Ferguson to figure out what really happened. He was an upstanding man, and they claim it must be the dirtiest kind of political setup. The other corpse belongs to an educator who just won Teacher of the Year. Her shattered husband doesn’t understand what happened. When armed men try to keep C.T. and his assistant T.J. from investigating the case, he knows secrets and problems run deep. He just doesn’t know how deep. Finding out might cost him his life. Can C.T. puzzle out what happened before he and T.J. are the next people to wind up dead? Conduct Unbecoming is the 15th gripping novel in the C.T. Ferguson crime fiction series. Each story stands alone, so you can enjoy the books in whatever order you find them.